买驴与上学。某人到学校去求见老师，想送他儿子到学校念书。老师说：“很好，只是你要交十个第纳尔的学费。”“什么？十个第纳尔？这么多呀！我可以用它买一头驴了。”老师回答说：“假如你真用这十个第纳尔去买驴，不让孩子上学，那你们家就会有两头笨驴了。”
买驴与上学。
Buying a donkey and going to school.
买驴与上学。
mǎi lǘ yǔ shǎng xué
Buying a donkey and going to school.
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
驴 (lǘ) donkey/CL:頭|头[tou2]
与 (yǔ) and/to give/together with/to take part in
上学 (shǎng xué) to go to school/to attend school
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
某人到学校去求见老师，想送他儿子到学校念书。
A man went to the school and begged to see the teacher to send his son to school.
某人到学校去求见老师，
mǒu rén dào xué jiào qù qiú jiàn lǎo shī
A person goes to school and asks to see a teacher.
某 (mǒu) some/a certain/sb or sth indefinite/such-and-such
人 (rén) man/person/people/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
学校 (xué jiào) school/CL:所[suo3]
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
求 (qiú) to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech
见 (jiàn) to see/to meet/to appear (to be sth)/to interview/to appear
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
想送他儿子到学校念书。
xiǎng sòng tā ér zǐ dào xué jiào niàn shū
He wanted to send his son to school.
想 (xiǎng) to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss
送 (sòng) to deliver/to carry/to give (as a present)/to present
他 (tā) he or him/(used for either sex when the sex is unknown or
儿子 (ér zǐ) son
儿 (ér) child/son/non-syllabic diminutive suffix/retroflex final
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
到 (dào) to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive/(verb
学校 (xué jiào) school/CL:所[suo3]
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
校 (jiào) to proofread/to check/to compare/school/military officer
念书 (niàn shū) to read/to study
念 (niàn) to read/to study (a subject)/to attend (a school)/to read
书 (shū) abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]/book/letter/document
老师说：“很好，只是你要交十个第纳尔的学费。
The teacher said, "Very well, except that you have to pay ten dinars for tuition.
老师说：
lǎo shī shuì
The teacher said.
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
很好，
hěn hǎo
Very good.
很 (hěn) (adverb of degree)/quite/very/awfully
好 (hǎo) good/well/proper/good to/easy to/very/so/(suffix indicating
只是你要交十个第纳尔的学费。
zhī shì nǐ yāo jiāo shí gě dì nà ěr de xué fèi
It's just that you have to pay ten dinars for tuition.
只是 (zhī shì) merely/simply/only/but
只 (zhī) only/merely/just/but
是 (shì) is/are/am/yes/to be
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
要 (yāo) to demand/to request/to coerce/important/vital/to want/to
交十个第纳尔的学费 --not found--
十 (shí) ten/10
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
第纳尔 (dì nà ěr) dinar (currency) (loanword)
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
纳 (nà) to receive/to accept/to enjoy/to bring into/to pay (tax
尔 (ěr) thus/so/like that/you/thou
的 (de) of/~'s (possessive particle)/(used after an attribute)
学费 (xué fèi) tuition fee/tuition/CL:個|个[ge4]
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
费 (fèi) to cost/to spend/fee/wasteful/expenses
”“什么？十个第纳尔？这么多呀！我可以用它买一头驴了。
""What? Ten dinars? That's a lot! I could buy a donkey with it.
什么？
shén me
What?
什么 (shén me) what?/something/anything
什 (shén) what/ten (used in fractions writing checks etc)/assorted
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
十个第纳尔？
shí gě dì nà ěr
Ten dinars?
十 (shí) ten/10
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
第纳尔 (dì nà ěr) dinar (currency) (loanword)
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
纳 (nà) to receive/to accept/to enjoy/to bring into/to pay (tax
尔 (ěr) thus/so/like that/you/thou
这么多呀！
zhè me duō yā
That's a lot!
这么 (zhè me) so much/this much/how much?/this way/like this
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
么 (me) exclamatory final particle/interrogative final particle
多 (duō) many/much/often/a lot of/numerous/more/in excess/how (to
呀 (yā) (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel expressing surprise
我可以用它买一头驴了。
wǒ kě yǐ yòng tā mǎi yī tóu lǘ le
I could have bought a donkey with it.
我 (wǒ) I/me/my
可以 (kě yǐ) can/may/possible/able to/not bad/pretty good
可 (kě) can/may/able to/to approve/to permit/to suit/(particle used
以 (yǐ) abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]/to use/by means of
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
它 (tā) it
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
一头 (yī tóu) one head/a head full of sth/one end (of a stick)/one side
一 (yī) one/1/single/a (article)/as soon as/entire/whole/all
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
驴 (lǘ) donkey/CL:頭|头[tou2]
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
”老师回答说：“假如你真用这十个第纳尔去买驴，不让孩子上学，那你们家就会有两头笨驴了。
"The teacher replied: "If you really use the ten dinars to buy donkeys and keep your children out of school, then you will have two stupid donkeys in your house.
老师回答说：
lǎo shī huí dā shuì
The teacher replied.
老师 (lǎo shī) teacher/CL:個|个[ge4]位[wei4]
老 (lǎo) null
师 (shī) teacher/master/expert/model/army division/(old) troops/to
回答 (huí dā) to reply/to answer/the answer/CL:個|个[ge4]
回 (huí) to circle/to go back/to turn around/to answer/to return/to
答 (dā) to answer/to agree/reply/answer/return/respond/echo
说 (shuì) to persuade/to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off
假如你真用这十个第纳尔去买驴，
jiǎ rú nǐ zhēn yòng zhè shí gě dì nà ěr qù mǎi lǘ
If you really buy a donkey with these ten dinars.
假如 (jiǎ rú) if
假 (jiǎ) see 假掰[gei1 bai1]/fake/false/artificial/to borrow/if
如 (rú) as/as if/such as
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
真 (zhēn) really/truly/indeed/real/true/genuine
用 (yòng) to use/to employ/to have to/to eat or drink/expense or
这 (zhè) this/these/(commonly pr. [zhei4] before a classifier esp.
十 (shí) ten/10
个 (gě) individual/this/that/size/classifier for people or objects
第纳尔 (dì nà ěr) dinar (currency) (loanword)
第 (dì) (prefix indicating ordinal number e.g. first number two
纳 (nà) to receive/to accept/to enjoy/to bring into/to pay (tax
尔 (ěr) thus/so/like that/you/thou
去 (qù) to go/to go to (a place)/(of a time etc) last/just passed
买 (mǎi) to buy/to purchase
驴 (lǘ) donkey/CL:頭|头[tou2]
不让孩子上学，
bù ràng hái zǐ shǎng xué
not to send their children to school.
不 (bù) (negative prefix)/not/no
让 (ràng) to yield/to permit/to let sb do sth/to have sb do sth/to
孩子 (hái zǐ) child
孩 (hái) child
子 (zǐ) son/child/seed/egg/small thing/1st earthly branch: 11
上学 (shǎng xué) to go to school/to attend school
上 (shǎng) see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]/on top/upon/above/upper/previous
学 (xué) to learn/to study/to imitate/science/-ology
那你们家就会有两头笨驴了。
nā nǐ mén jiā jiù huì yǒu liǎng tóu bèn lǘ le
Then your family will have two stupid donkeys.
那 (nā) that/those/then (in that case)/commonly pr. [nei4] before a
你们 (nǐ mén) you (plural)
你 (nǐ) you (informal as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
们 (mén) plural marker for pronouns and nouns referring to
家 (jiā) home/family/(polite) my (sister uncle etc)/classifier for
就 (jiù) at once/right away/only/just (emphasis)/as early as/already
会 (huì) can/to be possible/to be able to/will/to be likely to/to be
有 (yǒu) to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be
两头 (liǎng tóu) both ends/both parties to a deal
两 (liǎng) two/both/some/a few/tael unit of weight equal to 50 grams
头 (tóu) head/hair style/the top/end/beginning or end/a stub/remnant
笨 (bèn) stupid/foolish/silly/slow-witted/clumsy
驴 (lǘ) donkey/CL:頭|头[tou2]
了 (le) (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed
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